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Marcy

/ˈmɑɹsi/ · 99% girls · 44 born in 2025

Marcy has been given to about 22,043 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1971, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈmɑɹsi/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 19,816
Median age today56 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Marcy per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1971 · 1,161
  • Born in 202544
  • All time22,043
  • England & Wales, 202514

How popular is Marcy?

Its best year was 1971, when 1,161 babies were given the name, ranking 256th. The typical living American called Marcy is about 56 years old today. It is relatively most common in California, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Marcy

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Macy0.85
  2. Darcy0.85
  3. Mary0.79
  4. Marci0.79
  5. Nancy0.70
  6. Lacy0.70
  7. Mercy0.70
  8. Kacy0.70

Middle names for Marcy

Ranked by flow score
  1. Marcy Eve0.80
  2. Marcy Elizabeth0.78
  3. Marcy Josephine0.78
  4. Marcy Anne0.78
  5. Marcy Rose0.77
  6. Marcy Louise0.77

Sibling names for Marcy

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Rockybrother · 0.86
  2. Angiesister · 0.84
  3. Reginasister · 0.84
  4. Jolenesister · 0.84
  5. Wadebrother · 0.84
  6. Chrisbrother · 0.82

Where Marcy is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Marcy Anderson0.74
  2. Marcy White0.72
  3. Marcy Reyes0.72
  4. Marcy Nguyen0.72
  5. Marcy Lee0.72
  6. Marcy Hill0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Marcy

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Marcy across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.